Damien Hirst
Subtitle: relics
By: curator, Francesco Bonami ; essays by Francesco Bonami, Abdellah Karroum, Michael Craig-Martin ; and an interview by Nicholas Serota
Contributors: Hirst, Damien; Qatar Museums Authority
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Skira; Skira Editore
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Milano, Italy
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9788857220741
Subjects: Exhibitions
Other titles: Relics
Work titles: Damien Hirst (2013)
Description: "A groundbreaking work, this catalog accompanies the largest exhibition ever realized on Damien Hirst, surveying the oeuvres of the highly acclaimed British artist. Published on the occasion of Relics, Hirst's first retrospective exhibition in Doha, Qatar, this richly illustrated book offers a different perspective on the work of one of the best-known artists working today. Tracing Hirst's career from his emergence on the art scene in the Young British Artists movement to his present status as one of the most controversial and highly regarded artists of his generation, this volume offers a complete overview on his wide-ranging practice, which includes installation, painting, sculpture, and drawing and challenges the boundaries between art, science, and popular culture. The catalog gathers over one hundred works, combining historic oeuvres with more recent projects: from The Kingdom to The History of Pain, from Pharmacy to For the Love of God, to the spot, spin, and butterfly paintings.With an essay by Francesco Bonami, an interview with the artist by Nicholas Serota, director of the Tate Britain, and essays by the Qatari writer Sophia Al Maria and the Pakistani writer Mohsin Hamid, the volume offers an original point of view on Hirst's oeuvre, whose works have become collective icons of our civilization"--Amazon.com, viewed December 12, 2013.
Notes: "This catalogue is published in conjunction with Damien Hirst - Relics, an exhibition organized by Qatar Museums Authority and held at Alriwaq, Doha exhibition space October 10, 2013-January 22, 2014"--Page 7.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-291) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword  -- HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani; title: Supernatural aid: Hirst's travels  -- Francesco Bonami; title: Damien Hirst: the early years  -- Nicholas Serota interviews Damien Hirst, 14 July 2011; title: Hirst in Arabia  -- Abdellah Karroum; title: Plates --; title: Chronology --; title: Selected public collections --; title: Further reading --; title: List of works --; title: Photographic credits --; title: Contributors --; title: Index.